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California’s independent Legislative Analyst’s Office has concluded that Carl DeMaio’s pension reform initiative could produce significant savings if approved by voters next year.
The ballot initiative, filed in June, would require voter approval for any new pensions or increases to existing pensions for government employees. Read more

With California government pension systems facing hundreds of billions in debt, a bipartisan group of current and former local elected officials, led by former San Diego City Councilmember Carl DeMaio (R) and former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed (D), have filed a statewide ballot initiative to reform compensation and pension benefits of state and local government employees. Read more

City leaders can claim ignorance and avoid responsibility for the default revelation, but now that these issues are out in the public, city leaders are the ones who ultimately should be held accountable for what’s happening – or not happening – at the Convention Center.
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Founder to Spearhead “Transitions to Governance 2016” Initiative and Innovation Efforts March 5, 2015, Alexandria, VA – The Performance Institute (PI) is pleased to announce Carl DeMaio as a Senior Fellow focused on government reform and innovation efforts. Read more